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Experimental investigation on tool wear in ultrasonic vibration-assisted turning of SiCf/SiC ceramic matrix composite

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Silicon carbide fiber-reinforced silicon carbide matrix composites have attracted attention due to superior properties, such as low density, high strength, and high-temperature resistance. However, it often faces severe tool wear during cutting, with the fibers and matrix material being of high hardness and brittleness, which has an inevitable effect on the engineering application of this kind of material. In this paper, wear volume VW is used to evaluate the tool wear through solid modeling and parameter measurement based on the tool wear topography in turning of SiCf/SiC ceramic matrix composites. Conventional turning (CT), ultrasonic vibration-assisted turning (UVAT), and ultrasonic vibration-assisted turning with water cooling (W-UVAT) experiments are carried out using CBN, PCD, and PDC tools to investigate and analyze the cutting performance. In the meantime, the tool wear mechanism and form are studied based on the analysis of ultrasonic vibration on tool wear, the geometric position of wear, accumulation of cutting workpiece powders, and tool wear curve. Experimental results found that the PDC tool obtains the best cutting performance, which is more suitable for turning silicon carbide fiber-reinforced silicon carbide matrix composites. Within the experimental parameters, with the increased ultrasonic amplitude A, VW decreases first and then increases, reaching a minimum at A which is 3 µm. The main wear mechanism of the PDC tool is abrasive wear, and the primary wear form is the spalling of polycrystalline diamond abrasive grains.

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dr. Xiaoxiang Zhu and Dr. Zhanfei Zhang for their help on the logic and thinking of this paper. Many thanks to the ultrasonic vibration equipment supported by Xi’an Chao Ke Neng Ultrasonic Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.

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This work is sponsored by Special Fund Project for Independent Technology Innovation of Aero Engine Corporation of China (Grant No. ZZCX-2019–022).

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  1. Key Laboratory of High Performance Manufacturing for Aero Engine, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China

    Cong Liu, Wenhu Wang, Yifeng Xiong, Bo Huang & Liangwan Li

  2. Engineering Research Center of Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Aero Engine, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China

    Cong Liu, Wenhu Wang, Yifeng Xiong, Bo Huang & Liangwan Li

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Cong Liu: the guidance and planning of the overall thinking, optimized and guided the experimental process, performed data measurement and analysis, wrote the first draft, and revised the contents of the first draft.

Wenhu Wang: provided financial support for materials and equipment, supervision, and reviewing the first draft.

Yifeng Xiong: responsible for the planning of the overall thinking and logic and revised and reviewed the first draft.

Bo Huang: assisted in conducting experiments and revised and reviewed the first draft.

Liangwan Li: assisted in conducting experiments, performed data measurement, and revised the draft.

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Liu, C., Wang, W., Xiong, Y. et al. Experimental investigation on tool wear in ultrasonic vibration-assisted turning of SiCf/SiC ceramic matrix composite. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 125, 3081–3101 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-023-10896-2

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